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Role of ESG in credit risk analysis is growing, despite data drag
09 March 2020Environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing is becoming more "mainstream" and playing a growing role in credit risk analysis, said a report from S&P Global Market Intelligence.
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S&P integrates Trucost data into analysis and research tools
20 February 2020S&P Global Market Intelligence has integrated climate data from Trucost into its portfolio analysis and quantitative research tools.
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Solactive buys stake in German climate data start-up
18 February 2020German index provider Solactive has acquired a minority stake in a German scientific climate data start-up.
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CLP to exit coal assets by 2050 amid end to new investments
20 December 2019Asian electricity firm CLP has pledged to no longer invest in new coal-fired power stations ahead of exiting all its coal assets by 2050.
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Science-Based Targets initiative sees uptake double
05 December 2019The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has seen uptake from corporates double over the past year-and-a-half.
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A healthy investment opportunity
21 October 2019There is no shortage of opportunities for investors who want to target SDG3 – good health and wellbeing – but measuring impact can be a challenge
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Aquaculture precipitating the 'collapse of fish stocks', says NGO
15 October 2019Fishmeal and fish oil (FMFO) used in global aquaculture supply chains, as aquafeed, are precipitating the collapse of fish stock and compromising food security, claims NGO Changing Markets Foundation.
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Citigroup, Shell and 3M removed from DJSI World
16 September 2019S&P Dow Jones Indices (DJI) and RobecoSAM have reviewed the companies in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) World and removed Citigroup, Shell and 3M from it. Citigroup remains in the DJSI North America, however.
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20% of Hong Kong companies sustainability compliant
11 July 2019Only 20% of Hong Kong's largest companies have good compliance with international sustainability guidelines, according to Standard Ethics.
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The ESG data files - introduction
26 June 2019ESG data has gone 'mainstream'. But how good is it, and in what ways does it need to improve? Environmental Finance is today launching a series of features to answer these questions. Peter Cripps reports